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Lex
I stayed by the stage for what seemed like hours, just standing there, waiting for her to come out. I didn't know what I was going to say, what I was going to do, I just knew I had to speak to her again. Nothing was going to change my mind.
Then I saw her, she walked out from behind that curtain and stopped for one second, surveying the crowd that was there. I could have sworn my heart stopped as she stood there looking so innocent. A long flowing purple dress covered the skin she had so readily revealed to everyone earlier. It was a dark purple, silky, long, flowing dress, with spaghetti straps and a deep V-cut in the back. Chloe had let her hair down, it was longer than I remembered, but still looked amazing. Her eyes had purple glitter on them and her lips had a light purple gloss covering them. God she was gorgeous.
I snapped out of my trance and walked over to the stairs on the side of the stage. Still not knowing what to say, I just stood there and looked at her. Her eyes looked more hazel now, probably due to the color of her dress, but they still captured mine.
For one second I saw emotion take over her features, then it was like a veil had been pulled down. Absolutely no emotion showed, she looked like she had taken every thought and just hidden it from the world.
Then I finally got my thoughts together and my mouth started to work again.
"Would you like to dance?" I stretched out my hand to help her down the stairs. She smiled cynically as she took my hand. Her hands were just as soft as they had been, just as warm and comforting.
"I love to dance, but with you Mr. Luthor? I'm not sure that would be such a wise decision."
"Ms. Sullivan, we're adults now, I'm sure we can put the past behind us." She had reached the bottom of the stairs but I hadn't let go of her hand.
"If that's your way of apologizing, you haven't matured enough. Good-night Mr. Luthor."
She started to walk away but I had learned some things, and most of them were about how to act around her. I had spent so much time trying to figure out what I could have done different, could have done to not be such an ass.
"Ms. Sullivan," I called, pulling her back towards me with the hand I still held captive. She spun around and almost lost her balance in her heels. I caught her as she fell into me, but as she stood up, I didn't let go. She was now inches from me, looking up into my face.
"Chloe," I said softly, brushing her hair out of her eyes. She looked up at me, her mouth hanging slightly open, her breathing becoming heavier. "Dance with me," I whispered. She didn't say a word, so I took her by the hand and led her to the center of the dance floor.
Walking backwards, I never took my eyes off Chloe. She still hadn't said anything, unbelievably she was still following me. Slowly, each step I took backwards, she took one forward, and with each step I expected her to pull away, but she never did.
When we finally reached the center of the floor I released her hand and stretched out my other one. Her eyes never leaving mine, she slowly reached out and took my hand. One hand was still hanging limply by her side, I took it and placed it on my shoulder, then placed my hand on her waist, stretching our clasped hands out to the side, we began to dance.
(Josh Groban - When You Say You Love Me)
Like the sound of silence calling
I hear your voice and suddenly I am falling
Lost in a dream
Like the echoes of our souls are meeting
You say those words, my heart stops beating
I wonder what it means
What could it be, that comes over me
At times I can't move
At times I can hardly breathe
There must have been other people around us but I didn't see them or care. All I could see was Chloe, I felt the music, but I didn't hear the words.
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
For a moment there's no one else alive
It seemed like the only two people left on this Earth, were me and Chloe. Then suddenly the tempo increased and the intensity of her gaze did as well. There was so much pain behind those eyes, and not all of it was from what I had done. She had hidden herself from the world, refused to open her heart to anyone. Somehow I was seeing this part of her, I don't think anyone else ever had.
You're the one I've always thought of
I don't know how but I feel sheltered in your love
You're where I belong
And when you're with me if I close my eyes
There are times where I feel that I can fly
For a moment in time
Somewhere between, the heavens and earth
Frozen in time, oh when you say those words
We waltzed all around the room, and I was unaware of anyone except her. That beautiful face that still confused me, those hypnotic eyes that wouldn't let me see into what she was thinking.
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
For a moment there's no one else alive
As the singer held that note, I spun her around and when she stopped we kept going, keeping with the rhythm, her hair was messed up now, but I didn't care. She was still as gorgeous as ever, and I couldn't take my eyes off hers. Something was in there, something that I had to find out, I just had to know what had done something to cause her all the pain she was concealing from the rest of the world.
And this journey that we're on
How far we've come and I
Celebrate every moment
And when you say you love me
That's all you have to say
I'll always feel this way
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
In that moment, I know why I'm alive
Once again I spun her around, faster and faster, until I let her fall to the ground, and then caught her right before she fell. Others who might have been watching would have called it a dip, but Chloe and I knew better. When I caught her, her arm went around my neck, as mine was on the small of her back, supporting her. Our hands had never left the comfort of the other's. As I caught her, I tried to tell her that this was what it could be like always. Every time she fell, I would be there to catch her, she could count on me.
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
Do you know, how I love you?
I lifted her up slowly as the song ended, her head falling back and then rising up as she stood fully upright. The music was still softly playing as I looked down at her, inches from her face. She still smelled like roses, her favorite flower. Neither one of us moved, just stared into one another's eyes, frozen in time.
Then I felt someone's hands pulling me away from her, just as someone was pulling her away from me. Before we had let go of each other, I leaned in, and kissed her on the cheek. We slowly let ourselves be pulled away from each other, never breaking eye contact until the last possible moment. As she disappeared into the crowd, I slowly smiled, really smiled in actual happiness for the first time...for the first time...since she had agreed to go on a date with me all those years ago. Neither one of us had uttered a sound, yet there was so much that had been said. There was no telling what would happen now, I realized only one thing.
I loved Chloe, and I would do anything it took to be with her.
Chloe
I finished getting ready, took a deep breath and, bracing myself for who was out there, I walked out from behind the curtain. I wasn't sure what he would say, but he would say something.
But as I looked out over the crowd, I didn't see his face, didn't see that ever present smirk he always wore. That smirk and those eyes that made my heartbeat double, were no where to be found. For one second I was disappointed, then I was almost relieved that I wouldn't have to deal with him tonight.
Then I heard footsteps coming towards me, taking a deep breath I looked down, and there he was. But now he wasn't smirking, only looking straight into my eyes. As I knew it would, my heartbeat quickened its pace at the sight of those captivating steely blue-gray eyes.
My entire body was suddenly rising in temperature as I remembered what had happened the last time I let those eyes get to me. How close I had come to making the biggest mistake of my life, and his affect on me still hadn't changed. I realized that I was letting all these emotions show on my face. I got a handle on my thoughts and emotions, putting my wall back up, I forced all emotion to leave my face. But my mind was still free to wander, to remember, and it did.
"Would you like to dance?" He stretched his hand out to me, and against my better judgement, I took it. Smiling, I used the only weapon I had available, sarcasm.
"I love to dance, but with you Mr. Luthor? I'm not sure that would be such a wise decision."
"Ms. Sullivan, we're adults now, I'm sure we can put the past behind us." I cannot so easily do that Lex, I've been trying for years. I had reached the bottom of the stairs but he had yet to release my hand.
"If that's your way of apologizing, you haven't matured enough. Good-night Mr. Luthor."
I wasn't going to let him get to me again, I started to walk away but he wasn't going to let me go so easily.
"Ms. Sullivan," he called, and he pulled me back towards him. But he pulled too hard and I wasn't ready for it, I tripped in my heels and fell into him. He caught me, and I was now leaning into his warm chest. Slowly I regained my balance and stood, slowly I looked up into his eyes. He hadn't yet released his hold on me, and I was still inches from him. I could smell his cologne, it was still lavender.
"Chloe," he said softly, taking one hand and brushing my hair out of my eyes. "Dance with me," he whispered, I couldn't move. My mind had ceased to work, losing control of my limbs and mouth, I couldn't do a thing. He took my hand and pulled me to the dance floor.
Walking backwards, his eyes never left mine, and mine refused to look away from his. As long as his gaze still held me, I wasn't going to get away from him. However, right now, being away from him was the last thing on my mind. He stopped and I followed suit, he released my hand but still held my eyes. He bowed slightly, stretching his hand out, I half-smiled as I took it. There was so much that had changed about him. Every action was smooth, every word meant something, and he seemed sincere. I realized that my train of thought had become so deep that he had taken my hand and placed it on his shoulder, and placing his hand on my waist, we had started to dance. I had done this so many times, my body followed the motions when my mind had not given its consent.
(Josh Groban - When You Say You Love Me)
Like the sound of silence calling
I hear your voice and suddenly I am falling
Lost in a dream
Like the echoes of our souls are meeting
You say those words, my heart stops beating
I wonder what it means
What could it be, that comes over me
At times I can't move
At times I can hardly breathe
There was love shining through Lex's eyes, and I couldn't look away. I felt the music, like I always did, but unlike always, I couldn't hear the words, or couldn't understand them. No one had ever affected me this way, only he had, and I assumed, only he ever would.
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
For a moment there's no one else alive
He was trying to see past my defenses, trying to look through my eyes into the depths of my heart. I almost gave in and let my eyes show him what I was feeling, but I couldn't do it. Too many years of practice, too many years of being alone, made me stop.
You're the one I've always thought of
I don't know how but I feel sheltered in your love
You're where I belong
And when you're with me if I close my eyes
There are times where I feel that I can fly
For a moment in time
Somewhere between, the heavens and earth
Frozen in time, oh when you say those words
I knew I shouldn't be here with him, dancing like this, thinking all these thoughts that would get me into trouble. But for once in my life, I took a risk, I decided to stay. I told myself that if I had wanted to leave, I could have. But my heart and his eyes told me I wouldn't have been able to leave.
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
For a moment there's no one else alive
He spun me around skillfully, and when I stopped, I felt dizzy. But my dizziness was not from the spinning, it was from those eyes.
And this journey that we're on
How far we've come and I
Celebrate every moment
And when you say you love me
That's all you have to say
I'll always feel this way
When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside, and
When you say you love me
In that moment, I know why I'm alive
He spun me around once more, but this time he let me fall. But I was never scared, my eyes never left his, and I didn't doubt for one second that he would catch me. And as he did, we held that position, my breathing increased and my heartbeat doubled.
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
Do you know, how I love you?
He lifted me back up and I let gravity take my head down, then, slowly, I lifted it back up and met his gaze. The music was fading, the song ending, but neither one of us moved, just stood there, and in my mind, there was only us, and time had just stopped.
Someone was pulling me away from him, and someone was pulling him away from me. Suddenly he leaned down and lightly brushed his lips across my cheek. Fire spread from his contact, leaving me speechless. We let ourselves be pulled away but my eyes never left his until he disappeared into the crowd. I stared at the spot where he had been, and I realized one thing.
I loved Lex, and I would do anything it took to be with him.
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